View larger. | On February 14, 1990, the Voyager 1 spacecraft – most distant spacecraft from…
Category: Earth Sky
Walking robots on Mars could speed up life search
View larger. | Ready for this? It’s a prototype for walking robots on Mars at the…
There’s less ice in moon’s shadows than 1st thought
View larger. | Scientists once spoke of possible rich deposits of water ice in the deep,…
11,000 new asteroids! Astronomers call it ‘tip of iceberg’
This is a model of the inner solar system. The outermost orbit shown is that of…
5 insights on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS from ESA’s Juice mission
Observations of Comet 3I/ATLAS by the JANUS camera on ESA’s Juice mission. Juice caught the comet…
Tiny comet shows first-ever spin reversal
This artist’s concept depicts the tiny comet 41P, a Jupiter-family comet. As it approached the sun,…
45 best planets for life revealed in real-life ‘Project Hail Mary’
View larger. | Artist’s concept of an earthlike planet orbiting a sunlike star. A new study…
Starlink satellite breaks up, scatters debris
Artist’s illustration showing a Starlink satellite orbiting Earth. Image via Wikideas1/ Wikimedia. CC BY 4.0. Starlink…
Lightning on Jupiter is 100 times more powerful than Earth’s
View larger/full image. | Artist’s illustration of lightning on Jupiter, based on data from the Juno…
Rubies on Mars? Rover finds fluorescent gems for 1st time
View larger. | The Perseverance rover captured this view as it ascended up the to the…